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first book i picked up in a while! curse high school and university for kicking me out of my insatiable reading habit as a child!!!

I remember initially picking it out because the dust cover mentioned steampunk, murder, and mystery. solarpunk is more my style but enough abt that because i could go on. side note, i have a slight distaste for dust covers. i understand and respect their purpose and design, but to a degree.

regarding the novel, I loved it a lot!! there were plenty of moments in which i had to close the book and sigh deeply and audibly. groan for a bit, whisper arguments with myself about the stupidity of a certain character, and then have to take a long walk before excitedly returning to finish it. (relatable, i'm sure.)

the writing was really well done, only a couple of moments in which i was left with more questions than answers, but less related to plot/theme and more "this guys an idiot!!! why????"

5/5. this book shall remain on my shelf, i will recommend it to others looking for a fun fiction story. who knows! i may re-read it one day.

Typically we rate stuff out of 8 here

Is there anything about the plot that particularly surprised you?